“You know, I, um, I know where you are … I know this place, I’ve been there. I can’t go back there … put my sobriety on the line like that. A decade ago, I would be diving right into … you, even after this.” Her voice was ragged, and she wiped away her tears quickly. “But I have Hachim now, I can’t risk it.” She shook her head. “I have to go.”
